How to make a round profile picture
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The Image Cropper can cut a photo into a circle with see-through corners, ready for avatars, team pages and logos.
Free tool used in this guideImage CropperCrop an image to any size or ratio. No signup, nothing uploaded.OpenStep by step
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Open the Image Cropper
Choose your photo.
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Choose Circle
Under Shape pick Circle. The crop box becomes a circle.
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Position it
Drag the circle over the face and resize it with the handles. Use Left/Right to rotate a sideways photo.
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Pick a size and save
Choose an output size such as 512px or 256px and press Crop image. The result is a PNG with transparent corners.
Tips
- For a clean look, remove the background first, then crop it round.
Questions
Why PNG and not JPG?
JPG can’t store transparency, so the corners would be white. PNG and WebP keep them see-through.
What size do profile pictures need?
Most sites show avatars small, but upload at 400–512px so they stay sharp on high-resolution screens.
Also useful: Background Remover, Image Resizer